Destroying inside edge of skis??

[silly4snow]

Hi ladies! Any thoughts on what might be wrong with my technique that’s causing me to destroy the inside edges/top sheets of my skis? It happens on both skis, and with my current Yumis of 3 years but also my previous Line skis.

I would say I’m advanced intermediate and aggressively cruise blues and easy blacks. I wonder if it’s from slashy turns on icy and steeper slopes when I’m trying to brake more.

I have weekly group lessons on the horizon but any insight to potentially stop doing this before I demo and buy new skis would be helpful!!

TIA!

 

[kmb5662]

Do you hit them together when you're on the lift?

 

[MissySki]

Seems you're hitting them together somehow. Is your stance very narrow?

 

[silly4snow]

Do you hit them together when you're on the lift?

Maybe every once in a while, but not regularly.

 

[silly4snow]

Seems you're hitting them together somehow. Is your stance very narrow?

I do think my stance is narrow, I will have to pay more attention and see if wider stance makes a difference.

 

[snoWYmonkey]

Is it just the inside of your skis? Do the inside sides of your boots have edge marks or is the plastic unscathed?

 

[silly4snow]

Is it just the inside of your skis? Do the inside sides of your boots have edge marks or is the plastic unscathed?

Just the inside edge… and yes, insides of boots have a lot of scuffing! I’m guessing too narrow stance?

 

[snoWYmonkey]

My guess without watching you ski is either too narrow of a stance but another possibility is not either pressure in the inside ski along with a non simultaneous rotation possibly causing the edge of one ski rubbing on the top sheet of the other ski.

I almost expected more but scuff marks....

 

[snoWYmonkey]

Sorry not either, but not enough...darned text to speech. Also no but in the last sentence. Sorry.

 

[Jilly]

Stance is too narrow. @liquidfeet for tactics here.

 

[snoWYmonkey]

One more question. Is it only above the top binding piece? I don't see the bottom half in the photo.

If yes, the you are likely turning one ski more than the other through the turn.

On the boot are the scratches only on the front of the boot or along the whole boot?

Skis are likely too close but not enough pressure on both skis and a slight over rotation of one ski relative to the other, are my suspicion.

 

[Posse Mama]

One more question. Is it only above the top binding piece? I don't see the bottom half in the photo.

If yes, the you are likely turning one ski more than the other through the turn.

On the boot are the scratches only on the front of the boot or along the whole boot?

Skis are likely too close but not enough pressure on both skis and a slight over rotation of one ski relative to the other, are my suspicion.

Would you start stance corrections with a bootfitter first?

 

[lisamamot]

I am guilty of too narrow of a stance - one of the first things I was told when I joined a group instruction was "don't be such a lady"...I need to mentally man splay when skiing and then I would likely have an appropriate stance, lol. Old habits are very hard to break.

I have a number of skis in the quiver and some top sheets are more durable than others. Several of my skis have virtually no marks, but my 2019 Sheeva 9s are pretty beat up.

 

[Posse Mama]

I am guilty of too narrow of a stance - one of the first things I was told when I joined a group instruction was "don't be such a lady"...I need to mentally man splay when skiing and then I would likely have an appropriate stance, lol. Old habits are very hard to break.

I have a number of skis in the quiver and some top sheets are more durable than others. Several of my skis have virtually no marks, but my 2019 Sheeva 9s are pretty beat up.

Thanks, I too have received similar advice. The magic X drill is drilled in my brain.

 

[DebbieSue]

I am guilty of too narrow of a stance - one of the first things I was told when I joined a group instruction was "don't be such a lady"...I need to mentally man splay when skiing and then I would likely have an appropriate stance, lol. Old habits are very hard to break.

Same here . . . our stance is a function of the era (70s) and location (New England) in which we first skied!
Funny . . . the first day I saw you ski at DivaEast Bretton Woods 2022, on the steep pitch on a run called Bode's Run, I thought Wow! she has a beautiful advanced skier stance that I should emulate! I guess I have to emulate your attempt to man splay too!

 

[snoWYmonkey]

Would you start stance corrections with a bootfitter first?

It never hurts to have stance analyzed and boots and canting adjusted if necessary. In this instance I am just guessing, but one or two runs following behind would help answer The original question. Stance width, lack of inside ski pressure, partial wedge with lack of pressure on inside ski, maybe something else entirely?

 

[lisamamot]

Same here . . . our stance is a function of the era (70s) and location (New England) in which we first skied!
Funny . . . the first day I saw you ski at DivaEast Bretton Woods 2022, on the steep pitch on a run called Bode's Run, I thought Wow! she has a beautiful advanced skier stance that I should emulate! I guess I have to emulate your attempt to man splay too!

Aww, thank you!

Yes, it is a function of when/where I learned to ski - the early 70s and VT - and never having instruction until recently. I have tweaked a few things with instruction that have made a big difference to me, but that stance is a tough one to break. Oh, well, at least we are having fun, right?

 

[AltaEgo]

Do one side of your street shoes wear more than the other? If so, I would check out your alignment. You may need to have wedges placed under one or both feet (canting),and/or your cuffs canted to make your skis run flat.

 

[tinymoose]

I'm not a ski instructor or anyone remotely knowledgeable... BUT Mr. Tinymoose did/does this as well and it was mostly an A-framing/alignment issue. Not a technique/too narrow stance issue, so I'd get that checked first.